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Allahabad HC orders UP to relocate Hathras victim’s family in 3 months
The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to rehabilitate and relocate the family of the 2020 Hathras gang-rape and murder victim to Ghaziabad or Noida within three months. The court found "unnecessary resistance" from the state in complying with its earlier orders.
A bench of Justices Rajan Roy and Jaspreet Singh quashed the state's February 22, 2025 decision offering the family relocation to Kasganj, Etah or Aligarh, calling it "no decision in the eyes of law" as it ignored the family's request for Ghaziabad or Noida. The court noted the state's conduct gave credence to the family's claim that it was treating the matter as "adversarial litigation."
The court directed the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to file a compliance affidavit and warned of personal appearance on November 30 if the order is not followed. The family had sought relocation to Delhi before the Supreme Court but accepted Ghaziabad or Noida as an alternative, citing relatives there and safety concerns in Hathras.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Livelaw leads with the court's strong language against the UP government, framing the state as resistant and adversarial. Times Now, carrying PTI copy, reports the order neutrally without editorialising. The difference is in emphasis: one foregrounds official failure, the other simply the judicial outcome. The court has set a concrete three-month deadline and a personal appearance warning, making the next hearing on November 30 the key compliance checkpoint.
Coverage: 2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral
Sources (2): livelaw.in (government critical), timesnownews.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
